utopia i t y i n t o a n i n t e l l e c t u a l d e b a t e , h a s a n y o n e r e s p e c t o f p e o p l e ’s p o s s e s s i o n s , i t i s n o t ever stopped to point out that all of our our place to intrude. discussions as a people, all of our irrational fears, our misguided positions, and our
The second man says that it was a mistake
duality of consciousness, are immoral?
to let the man own the lake in the first p l a c e a n d t h e r e f o r e t h e e n t i r e a rg u m e n t i s
I t d o e s n ’t m a t t e r w h o w i n s t h e a rg u m e n t m o o t . b e c a u s e h a v i n g t h e a rg u m e n t i s w r o n g t o begin with.
I want to give you a hypo-
The third man, the owner of the lake,
t h e t i c a l . Tw o m e n a r e s t a n d i n g o n a d o c k d r o w n s . by a lake.
There is a sign that says: No
Swimming, Private Lake.
The men dis-
cuss the meaning of the sign.
S e e m y p o i n t ? B o t h a r e w r o n g . I t d o e s n ’t
One says
matter what your stance is, you’re wasting
the owners have every right to post a sign time debating the logistics while sometelling strangers to keep out.
The other one is dying.
Think about that.
This is
says it should be for the public, available why I hate all of you. While so incurably f o r a l l t o e n j o y, t h a t t h e b e a u t y o f n a t u r e a d d i c t e d t o w i n n i n g a v e r b a l w a r y o u ’ r e should be free to everyone, not hoarded by overlooking the casualities. No one tells a w e a l t h y f e w.
Meanwhile, the owner of you that even discussing it is the wrong
the lake is drowning, screaming, begging move, whether you’re for or against, it for help.
d o e s n ’t m a t t e r. have a choice.
T h e f i r s t m a n s a y s t h e y s h o u l d n ’t g o i n , i t w o u l d n ’t b e r i g h t .
We ’ r e n o t s u p p o s e d t o Not when it comes to is-
s u e s o f h u m a n i t y, d i g n i t y, a n d q u a l i t y o f
I mean, the sign says life.
Keep Out. Yo u c h o o s e a p a r t y, R e p u b l i c a n o r D e m The second man says that this is a ridicu-
ocrat, liberal or conservative, you even
lous attitude, a man is drowning and you minimize it down to a basic call sign: left w o n ’t h e l p h i m j u s t b e c a u s e a s i g n s a y s o r r i g h t . A s i f a l l a rg u m e n t s c o u l d b e d i i t ’s w r o n g ?
v i d e d s o e a s i l y, “ T h e s e t h i n g s l o o k l i k e this so they go on the right…these look
The first man says we are living in a soci-
like this so they go in the left pile…see?”
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